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God's Wolf - The Life of the Most Notorious of All Crusaders: Reynald de Chatillon (Hardcover, Main)
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God's Wolf - The Life of the Most Notorious of All Crusaders: Reynald de Chatillon (Hardcover, Main)
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Loot Price R518
Discovery Miles 5 180
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In 2010, a parcel bomb was sent from Yemen by an al-Qaeda operative
with the intention of blowing up a plane over America. The device
was intercepted before the plan could be put into action, but what
puzzled investigators was the name of the person to whom the parcel
was addressed: Reynald de Chatillon - a man who died 800 years ago.
But who was he and why was he chosen above all others? Born in
twelfth-century France and bred for violence, Reynald de Chatillon
was a young knight who joined the Second Crusade and rose through
the ranks to become the pre-eminent figure in the Crusader Kingdom
of Jerusalem - and one of the most reviled characters in Islamic
history. In the West, Reynald has long been considered a minor
player in the Crusades and is often dismissed as having been a
bloodthirsty maniac. Tales of his elaborate torture of prisoners
and his pursuit of reckless wars against friends and foe alike have
coloured Reynald's reputation. However, by using contemporary
documents and original research, Jeffrey Lee overturns this popular
perception and reveals him to be an influential and powerful
leader, whose actions in the Middle East had a far-reaching impact
that endures to this day. In telling his epic story, God's Wolf not
only restores Reynald to his rightful position in history but also
highlights how the legacy of the Crusades is still very much alive.
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